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Rostosky
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Indeed Wayne, I think its a spoof.. so does Mrs R, after all nobody can be quite that stupid can they?There are just too many biblical Misquotes for it to be real.Apart from that, spoof or not, she is certainly annoying, and I reckon the courts in this country would not punish her parents should they give her a slap.Anyways...AimeeO excellent siousie sioux!!! Thanks, that allways makes me feel better ( so to speak) lol.

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Rise like lions after slumber,in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dewwhich in sleep has fallen on you. Ye are many,they are few. Shelley

Rostosky
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GRRRRR.. ONCE AGAIN this type of video portrays the soldiers that were lost in ww1 and 2 ....These men deserve the recognition, right enough..... but once again, there are also those that gave everything for this country that are overlooked, hardly ever mentioned, and hardly ever decorated for their massive sacrifices.....

For poppy day, Rossy asks folk to remember the men of the merchant marine, without whom thisparticular country would have starved to death.....

"The many who gave so much for so little (recognition)" How many times have you ever been asked to cast your eye over this list below?

These are the merchant vessels lost during wwII, imagine how many men crewed each one.....

A lot of these men have no graves, no place to visit to leave flowers...

Your list of lost vessels is a welcome memorial for those deserving of one.

I'm up late thinking about things. Thinking about things that come to mind while I listen to some of the music shared recently in this thread.

Summer of 1990 came to mind. I was a freshman in high school. I was in Seattle for the summer, with my mom. During the school year I would have been in California with my dad. Summer in Seattle as a 15 year old is a sensitive film, ISO 3200.

This memory is courtesy of the Siouxsie song. I met a girl that introduced me to Siouxsie that summer. This girl was an eccentric redhead, and I spent a summer writing poems for her. It was lame. But at least I picked up a taste for macabre music. To me, this redhead still embodies a certain mythos of female narcotic seduction. It's hard to describe. Thinking about it makes me think I know what hard drugs would have been like, had I ever indulged.

For some reason I also thought about Jazz butcher, I think it was a Rossy selection about be-bop something or other. Never heard that, it was a good choice. I listened to Jazz Butcher a lot around that same time.

Not much else to say, feeling poignantly reflective, but before me, again, is that curtain of inevitability of noncontact. Billions of sparks that are our souls, eternally isolated. It's a funny joke when you are in that moment of realization that the closest contact is only further evidence of loneliness. Better not to be all that reflective, and just remain in the moment. Let's just go ahead and live some more. It's pretty cool, anyway, and any contact with another soul, no matter how intriguing an occurrence, might just mean a loss of identity, and do we really want that?

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. -Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

I am so moved by these postings. It's Veterans Day in the U.S. I've now just learned something about Poppy Day in the U.K. Words are woefully inadequate to express what I'm feeling as I reflect on the postings here today. Instead of words, I leave you with this selection of the Soweto Gospel Choir, "Ave Maria."

Rostosky
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No probs PPP, its just a personal gripe of mine that so many go hardly unrecognised, even when they do mention they allways talk atlantic convoys, and never Artic convoys... The list of merchant vessels lost is so hideously long, i thought everyone should see it at least once in their lives...A lot of the time these men crewed unarmed vessels as well and had no opportunity to fight back..Talking of arctic convoys,For instance,DId anyone even know that early on in WWII Britain went and occupied Iceland?

Theres a factoid...

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Rise like lions after slumber,in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dewwhich in sleep has fallen on you. Ye are many,they are few. Shelley

AO, I'd have to guess that's a peel session or carcass era recording. It's unfamiliar. Nice for a new listen. While I was in Spain for a month in '92, I relied upon 5 dubbed cassette recordings of Siouxsie, it was 9 different LPs. Could you imagine a month of nothing besides 9 albums, and being content--more than content.

I want to join the Siouxsie sharing, but I can't find anything profound enough. Everything seems too poppy (sic), although I love it all. Kinda want to share Tenant.

I just found a video I thought they took down--it's back! This is a great song, great original video (actually an animation of Ogden's poem, The Hangman), potent and worthwhile.

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. -Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

In a previous post I lamented the eternal isolation, but we could also rejoice the eternal strand of connection.

In the animated short above, the building has a sign in latin, discite justitiam moniti. It's a quote from Vergil, Dante's guide in the Inferno. We might recall the three enemies of Dante, the she-wolf, leopard, and lion. This strand of Vergil and Dante has been nurtured through the ages by recent poets and writers, TS Eliot, Orwell, and Conrad. What they know and what remains remembered puts embers in my belly.

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. -Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

No probs PPP, its just a personal gripe of mine that so many go hardly unrecognised, even when they do mention they allways talk atlantic convoys, and never Artic convoys... The list of merchant vessels lost is so hideously long, i thought everyone should see it at least once in their lives...A lot of the time these men crewed unarmed vessels as well and had no opportunity to fight back..Talking of arctic convoys,For instance,DId anyone even know that early on in WWII Britain went and occupied Iceland?

Well, I got mixed feelings about all this stuff, don't really know where to start! It's such a tragic loss of so many lifes, mostly left unremebered! Good on ya Rossy! My Grandad was lucky to survive WWII, he only lost a finger, and recieved a bravery award for his work in the navy. Would have loved to have posted a pic of him, when he married my nan, wearing his uniform, but it's at my mums! (I am very proud of him and loved him very much)

In them days, people where really fighting for their country and what they thought were right, and gave their lives to protect their loved ones at home. That's what you call, brave dedicated men.

I feel unsure these days, and feel that nowadays such brave people are being used, and manipulated into fighting for things, and ideoligies that are'nt quite right, I'm really unsure whether I should post this comment lol, but it's what I feel! I must admit, that I'm swaying to the idea that all of us should treat all brothers as brothers, with love and respect. And this governemt thing is all fk'd up, (hope I can't get arrested for this lol)

In them days, people where really fighting for their country and what they thought were right, and gave their lives to protect their loved ones at home. That's what you call, brave dedicated men.

I feel unsure these days,

I hear you, that is something nearly all servicemen and women have thought about (it weighed on me). Wasn't my agenda, but it was my profession.

and now, for something lighter!

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Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. -Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski

Hello everyone. Sorry I've been scarce all day. I am looking forward to listening to all these posts later this evening. Leon (Hawgdriver), I am really happy that you've joined in and are sharing your music with us!

I just wanted to say hello. I am preparing for my Classical Sunday music postings. I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone has to share.

Rossy, I'll PM on Sunday. Lots to catch up on! AimeeO, you'll probably hear from me late on Sunday. I still have some research to catch up on!

Rostosky
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Registered: 04/30/11
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being six inches away from an eagle owls eyes was an awesome experience, they have just been succesfully introduced back in to this country... It was a stunning experience and I believe my video camera to be magic... its got some magic in it, and where ever I take it magic things will happen!!!!

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Rise like lions after slumber,in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dewwhich in sleep has fallen on you. Ye are many,they are few. Shelley

Rostosky
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Registered: 04/30/11
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I love ridiculous fun, ( as others call it) I tend to call it just normal fun, my personal "ridiculous fun" is very very ridiculous indeed. LOL.hey Eglantine Have you cleared enough room for that harpsichord yet? Please dont say you have thrown any maps away or books? I hope not.

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Rise like lions after slumber,in unvanquishable number. Shake your chains to earth like dewwhich in sleep has fallen on you. Ye are many,they are few. Shelley